Peaks of Interest- In Memoriam
Father Joseph Michael Levy, Ph.D, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2008.
Father Joseph Michael Levy, Ph.D, passed away suddenly on March 6, 2008. He earned the B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, and later went on to earn two doctorates, one in organic chemistry and one in analytical chemistry from Case Western ReserveUniversity, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Levy worked as an analytical chemist for the Standard Oil Company and was well known in the GC community for his many articles and presentations at national and international meetings.
Levy was actively involved in the church and was ordained to the diaconate in the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church in 1995. He is survived by his wife of twenty-eight years, Frances Anne, his two sons Joseph Henry and Michael Joseph, his daughter Theresa Emily, his brother Bohdan Joseph, and his father, Joseph.
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